Metal wheel



(No Model.) l

T. S. PAGE.

METAL WEEEL.

No. 892,749. Patented Nov. 18, 1888.I

MZ/Nssi rbol/UAE @WW Q/M JWM J 27@ tiiinrran STATES THOMAS S. PAGE, OF TOLEDO, ASSIGNOR TO FLORA K. PAGE, OF AKRON OHIO.

METAL. WHEEL..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,749, dated November 13, 1888.

Application tiled September 21, 1888. Serial No. 286,052. (No model.)

To all wtom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. PAGE,a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements :in Metal Wheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to hubs of metal wheels for bicycles, trieycles, childrens carriages,

and other similar vehicles; and the object of my invention is to produce a hub which shall serve to securely retain the spokes in proper position, and which shall also serve as asandband to protect the bearing-surfaces against the entrance of dirt,dust, Src., between the box and the spindle or axle and thus avoid unusual friction and wear of the parts.

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain peculiar and novel features of construction and arrangement,and in certain eom binations of parts, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a perspective View of a metal wheel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the hubs applied to a carriage-axle or similar device. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of one of the hubs with the spokes removed. Fig. 4 illustrates in perspective the several parts of the hub in detached position. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the outer plate and the hubband in operative connection.

In the said drawings, A designates the rim, B the spokes, and O the box, said rim and box being of the usual or any preferred form, and the spokes being of the kind known as returned spokes.

D designates the outer plate of the hub, said plate being formed preferably of steel and stamped out by suitable mechanism to form an annular flange, d, extending at right angles to the plane of the plate. This iiange d is formed with a series of recesses, d, opening out at the margin of the flange and designed to receive the spokes B, as hereinafter more fuliy described. The outer plate, D, is also formed with a central opening, d2, to receive the end of the box C, and with a number of smaller openings, d?, disposedin circular order concentric to the central opening, di.

E designates the hub-band, which is in the form of an annulus or ring, corresponding in diameter to the circle described by the openings d of plate I), and formed with teats or projections e, which extend laterally from one margin er edge oi" the band parallel to the axis thereof.

F designates the inner plate of the hub, said plate being of circular form and provided with a central opening, f, to receive the box O. At its outer edge or margin this plate F is formed with a series of teats or projcctious,f, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

The manner o'f combining the above parts to form a hub is as follows: The hub-band E is placed, with its teats or projections c upward, in a suitable screw-press, and the outer plate, D, is placed upon said band, so as to cause the projections e to pass through the holes cl3 of said plate. The spokes B are now placed in position upon plate D, with their bends beneath the projections c and with their strands extending through the recesses d. Plate F is now placed upon the plate D and spokes B, and in such position that its projections f shall register with the :recesses d and press the wires down into said recesses. The upper part of flange D is now bent over the margin of plate F and lapped down upon the outer or upper side thereof, as shown at d* in Fig. 2, thus effectivelyjoining the two plates together. The two hubs thus formed are subsequently pressed upon the box, so as to abut against the annular shoulders c c thereof, and said box is retained in position by means of a nut, G, screwed upon the threaded end g of the axle, or by other suitable or preferred means, as desired.

From the above description it will be seen that the hub is simple and durable in construction, and that its parts are readily assembled in operative position and easily united to form a strong compact hub. Itis to be observed that by Virtue of the above-described construction I am enabled to forni the inner sides or faces ofthe outer and inner plates, D F, perfectly plain and smooth, thus avoiding,` the necessity of eorrugating such inner faces. It will also be seen that the bends of the returned spokes are each confined directly between the projections@ of the hub-band. and the outer surfaces of the ends of the box C, thus effectually maintaining the proper tension and position of the spokes.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- A -1. In a metal wheel, a band or ring serving as a shield or sand-band for the hub and pro vided with a series of projections for retaining and the projections upon the band or ring for `retaining the bends of said spokes, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS S. PAGE.

W`itnesses:

WILLIAM WEBSTER, JNO. L. GONDRON. 

